Crossover to Save Time and Space:
The search for the gems
By Tonz82
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Magic Knights Rayearth, Ronin Warriors, or Dragon Ball. Each are owned by respective companies. Do not sue me because you won't get anything anyway. I mean that literally in every sense. I'm broke okay
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Chapter Twenty-four
Kala watched all of the 'chosen' warriors disappear before her eyes. Their bodies turned into light and then vanished. Still standing at the bottom of the staircase she teleported herself back towards the top. Once there she sat down on the crystal throne behind her and then closed her eyes in concentration. The time guardian focused on maintaining a lock on each of the champions' life energies while guiding them through the dimensional passages. With her guidance these passageways would lead them back to their individual worlds.
She let out a surprised gasp when she felt the ground beneath her begin to tremble. The trembling quickly turned into loud rumbling. The entire sacred realm began to shake with sharp jolts. Kala looked upwards in shock as the stars above began to flicker off and on.
Kala immediately knew that it was Daisan's doing.
'His power is spreading much faster than I anticipated,' she thought. 'The destruction he's causing on the outside is beginning to effect the sacred realm much more greatly.'
Kala watched in horror as some of the flickering stars began to fall down from the night sky above.
"The dimensional gateways! Their collapsing again!" she cried out. Using a gesture of her hand she did her best to stop them from plummeting.
These stars represented the portal doorways of all the known worlds and dimensions in the created cosmos. Without them the champions would be forced to remain traveling in the passageways of dimensional space. Stuck in between worlds with no way to enter them. Kala knew that she had to act quickly. Her grip around her energy staff tightened as she once again closed her eyes. The guardian's body began to glow with intense light. Kala dug down into the energy reserves of her body. What she was about to do would stretch her mental powers to their fullest capacity. She had to keep the portal gateways intact while at the same time guide the champions toward the openings. As she focused many of the stars began to slowly stabilize, but not for long.
The guardian slumped over in her throne from the stress of the sustained effort. She could feel fatigue setting in. The bronze skin of her knuckles whitened from the clenching grip on her staff. The realm began to shake more roughly now, causing her to lose her hold on a few of the star ports. Balls of light began to plummet down towards her. As they fell the light emanating from them began to dissolve and the stars materialized in to large chunks of crystal rock. Kala let out a small whimper as she struggled to regain her mental 'grip'.
"It's all too much at once," she strained.
Suddenly a large crystal rock fell towards the staircase below her. The impact destroyed the entire bottom of the steps. Kala looked up as she watched another crystal boulder fall in her direction. She let loose a scream.
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As their bodies launched forward through one of the dimensional-time passage, streaks of light passed by their eyes like shooting stars. Every so often the light would change from white to red to pink to yellow, and other shades in the color spectrum. At the speed at which they were traveling Utori wondered if their bodies, too, left aftertrails of streaking light. Her thoughts were abruptly interrupted though.
Utori cried out as she felt the violently shaking of the cosmic passageway. She heard the panicked cries of Hikaru, Serena, Gohan, and Ryo. The four warriors quickly linked hands in an effort to steady themselves as they traveled forward.
"What's happening?" Serena yelled.
Utori's eyes widened with fear.
"The passageway is collasping," she cried out and then looked back. "We have to get out of here!"
"Let's go back to the sacred realm!" Hikaru cried out.
They would have done just that if a sudden massive surge of energy hadn't started rolling up behind them.
"Oh, man!" Ryo yelled.
"Fly faster!" Utori screamed.
She didn't have to tell them twice. Unfortunately, the enormous wave of energy was traveling at a much faster speed. Utori turned around and threw a large ki blast at the wave, but it was like throwing a stone at an oncoming locomotive train. She turned in surprise when she saw Gohan standing next to her. He powered up as he prepared to throw his own ki blast. Utori reached over and grabbed his arm.
"What are you doing?" Gohan cried out.
"No!" Utori shouted, "Go back with the others!"
"What? Why? Let me help you!" Gohan said objecting.
"Just do as I say!" she said yelling more forcefully. "I have a plan!"
Gohan still looked unconvinced.
Utori pushed him aside. Her body glowed with energy.
"QUARTZ TIME SHIELD SURROUND!" she yelled.
Just as the massive wave was about to hit them the energy around Utori's body enclosed around them. She let out a grunt as she fought to maintain the shield.
"All of you listen closely," she said gritting through her teeth.
Serena, Hikaru, Ryo, and Gohan glided up towards their guide. Her tone was firm and straight to business.
"Position yourselves in a diamond formation. Call forth the new power that you were granted," she managed. "Ask it to direct you towards the first gem."
Hikaru and Serena stared back at Utori with looks of concern.
"Don't worry about me," she replied.
They both nodded and then reluctantly joined Ryo and Gohan.
'Even here in the traveling passages between dimensions and outside of time the aftershocks of Daisan's destruction can be felt,' Utori observed. 'We have to hurry.'
Serena, Ryo, Hikaru, and Gohan then closed their eyes in concentration. Slowly their bodies began to glow with golden light.
"Power of Chronos," Hikaru started.
"Guide us," Ryo replied next.
"Show us the way," said Gohan.
"To the first gem of the time," Serena finished.
The golden light shot forward away from their bodies and formed a large diamond shaped outline. Inside the diamond a directional chart that looked like a black star filled with silver balls appeared. Suddenly a golden ball glowed at the edge of the map away from the other silver balls. The diamond outline zoomed forward, honing in on the golden ball, but stopped suddenly when the gold light began flickering. The four champions' brows furrowed in deeper concentration.
"It's hard to get a lock," Gohan replied. "It keeps moving."
"Focus," Utori instructed as she continued to maintain her energy shield. Her eyes closed tightly as she fought hard not to weaken under the tremendous strain.
"We must find the gems of time, but only you four possess the means to point us in their direction," she breathed out in gasps.
Slowly the golden ball began to shine more brilliantly and the diamond outline zoomed forward again and linked with the golden ball.
"We got it, Utori!" Hikaru cried out happily.
"Go quickly then!" Utori instructed. "I'll follow you!"
'If I can,' she finished in her mind.
Hikaru flew through the portal first and then was followed by Serena.
(AN: Yes, I know that Hikaru, Ryo, and Serena can't fly, but the dimensional passages are weightless. Therefore while traveling inside of them anybody can fly)
Gohan held back, staring up at Utori. Then he looked at Ryo. Ryo nodded.
A trickle of sweat slid down the side of Utori's face. The energy wave was pushing her back. She was about to lose her hold when suddenly she saw a beam of energy shoot past her. Utori turned around in surprise again.
"Gohan!" she cried out angrily. "Didn't I tell you to leave!"
"No way!" he yelled. "We're all in this together!"
Utori stared at the young boy's determined face. His eyes narrowed in concentration as he kept up the intensity of his blast. As she watched him her anger diminished and her face softened with fatigue. She flew down toward the diamond shaped entrance. Ryo put his a supporting arm around Utori.
"You two go ahead!" Gohan yelled. "I got this!"
Utori and Ryo flew through the gateway.
Gohan powered up as he continued to maintain his ki blast. Out the corner of his eye he saw the diamond gateway closing. In a panic the young warrior let loose a ball of energy at the wave. The two waves collided together and exploded brilliantly. Gohan flew backwards blinded by the light.
